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Vietnamese
Etymology
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For the sense of "orthographically silent", a semantic loan from French muet.
Pronunciation
Adjective
câm • (唫, 吟, 噤, 𡅢)
- mute (not having the power of speech)
- (orthography, phonetics) silent; mute
Mặc dù trong tiếng Pháp ta có từ "h aspiré" (tức "âm h bật hơi"), chữ "h" của tiếng Pháp luôn luôn câm.- Even though there's this thing called the "aspirated h" in French, the French letter "h" is always silent.
- (film, theater) silent
- kịch câm ― a silent play
Verb
câm • (唫, 吟, 噤, 𡅢)
- to shut up; to keep one's mouth shut
- câm như hến ― to shut your mouth as tight as a clam
Có câm mồm không thì bảo?- Would you keep your trap shut!?